Lower Coates from Blackergreen Lane, Silkstone Common
Date: Thursday, 20th January 2022
Start time: 10:45
Grade: Moderate
Distance: 6.0 miles
Walk description
Leaving the car park we have a short walk through Oxspring village before descending to cross the River Don at Willow Bridge, believed to have been constructed around 1734. We continue uphill along Holly Lane, part of the old Pack Horse route between Bradfield and Wakefield, to reach the A629 Sheffield to Huddersfield road.
We then cross open fields towards Hoylandswaine and join a farm track leading to Delf Wood. Our walk continues through fields, Vicar Wood and Lindley Wood to Blackergreen Lane and Maggot Lane, farm tracks taking us towards the Travellers Inn at Four Lane Ends. We have a short walk beside the A629 to Low Road, another farm track descending to the River Don, which we follow back to Oxspring, crossing the old road bridge beside Bower Dell picnic area and nature reserve to return to our starting point.
This walk will take approx. 3.5 hours including lunch stop.
Meeting point and parking
Meeting point: S36 8YA : Oxspring Community Car Park, Sheffield Road, Oxspring, South Yorkshire
GPS Coordinates: 53.5131638, -1.5909576
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